The Ritual of the Shift Drink: NOLA’s Cure
The hallowed ritual of the shift drink may take a different form at every bar, but it inevitably serves the same purpose: letting the staff exhale at the end of…
- story: Sarah Baird
- photo: Hunter Holden
Neal Bodenheimer’s Porron Cocktail
This refreshing, low proof twist on a classic Martini is built on Pineau des Charentes, gin and orange bitters.
A Modern Proto-Tiki Mecca in New Orleans
Welcome to "About a Bar," a column that explores North America's most notable bars and cocktail programs. Today: Cane & Table in New Orleans.
- story: Emma Janzen
- illustration: Natalie K. Nelson
What’s Behind the Cocktail World’s Obsession with Fireball?
To the surprise of purists, Fireball is beginning to wriggle out of its bro-shot shackles and into unexpected territory: the craft cocktail bar. Drew Lazor on what's behind the highbrow…
- story: Drew Lazor
- photo: Stephanie Barto
Bartenders in NoLa Try Their Luck As Restaurateurs
New Orleans' food critic Brett Anderson takes a look at Cane & Table, a new restaurant from the team behind cocktail bar Cure, for The Times-Picayune. Anderson gives calls the…
Keep Your Dreams A Burnin’
New Orleans bartender Kirk Estopinal's tikified take on the Sherry Cobbler.
Rose Tinted Glass
In this fragrant sour, Kirk Estopinal maintains a light flavor profile by using fennel tea syrup and rose water over a Cognac base.
